D2 Orgchem Flashcards
Name of this compound: CH3CH2CH2CH2CHO (focus CHO)
Aldehyde (pentanal)
Functional group: C=O
carbonyl
Compounds with highest heat of hydrogenation (based on choices)
2-methylpropene
Which of the following reactions produces an ester?
CH3COOH + CH3OH -> CH3COOCH3 + H2O
What type of reaction is esterification
synthesis
What do you call the isomers where
constituents are opposite of the
double bond?
trans
What kind of isomerism does cis
and trans isomers exhibit?
geometric
What is the importance of cis/trans
isomerism in drugs?
There are certain configurations that can have a good and bad effect to a person’s health
How many possible stereoisomers
exist for a molecule with three chiral
centers?
8
Why chirality is important in drug
manufacturing?
Chiral molecules exhibit
different properties
Which of the following pairs of stereoisomers
are diastereomers, not enantiomers?
(R,S) and (S,S)
What is the hybridization of the oxygen
atom in dimethyl ether?
sp3
In a nucleophilic addition reaction to a
carbonyl group, what typically acts as
the nucleophile?
Hydroxide Ion
Which hydrocarbon has a vapor density of 29 relative to hydrogen?
Butane
Which of the following contains a
carbonyl group?
Ketone
Which compound has both a carbonyl
and hydroxyl group on the same
carbon?
Carboxylic Acid
Ethers are characterized by what
functional group?
R-O-R’
Which compound is a primary amine?
CH3CH3NH3
Which of the following represents a
secondary alcohol?
CH3CHOHCH3
What type of hybridization is found in
carbon-carbon double bonds?
sp2
What type of reaction is the conversion
of ethene to ethane?
Addition (of h2?)
The reaction of a carboxylic acid with
an alcohol in the presence of acid
catalyst forms
Ester (form ester and water here)
What kind of reaction is Friedel-Crafts
alkylation?
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
A Grignard reagent reacts with CO2
to form
Carboxylic Acid
